Insect-destroying machine.



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DANIEL BOLLINGER, 0F CANDO, NORTH DAKOTA.

INSECT-DESTROYING- MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 6, 1911.

Patented Dec. 5, 1911.

Serial No. 625,466.

tation and destroyed in the movement of the machine across the field.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of new andnovel means for adjusting the revolving reel which dislodges theinsects, to position the same properly with relation to the plants andthe box or receptacle into which the insects are directed.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a machine which issimple economical in construction and which may be oper ated with aminimum amount of labor by the operator. 7

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of thenovel'features of construction, combination and arrangement of partshereinafter fully described and claimed, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of amachine embodying my improvements; Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof;Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4

is a section taken on the line l-4c of Fig. 2.

Referring in detail to the drawings 5 designates the frame of themachine which is mounted upon the wheel supporting axle 6. Upon each endof this axle a ground wheel 7 is loosely mounted. These wheels areadapted to be looked upon the axle to rotate the same in one directionby means of the ratchets 8 which are fixed upon the axle 6 and withwhich the pawls 9 arranged upon the inner, faces of the ground wheels,are adapted to engage. In the forward movement of the machine, thepa-wls engage with the ratchets to lock the wheels on the axle to rotatesaid axle and providenecessary power for the operation of an insectgathering'reel as will now be described in detail.

A block 10 is mounted upon the axle 6 for sliding movement betweenopposite sides of vthe frame 5. To this block one end of a bar 11 ishinged as indicated at 12, said bar extending forwardly. This bar isprovided with a longitudinal slot 13 to receive a crown gear wheel 14fixed'upon the end of an arbor 15 which is mounted in said bar. Saidarbor is also supported by means of a bracket 15 which is' provided witha semicircular recess or seat to receive said arbor. One end of the reelshaft 16 is rotatably mounted in the end of the bar 11 said bar beingalso provided with a transverse recess 17 in which the pinion 18 fixedupon the end of the reel shaft is disposed. A reel 19 of suitableconstruction is arranged on the shaft 16 and is adapted to engage thevines or other plants to disengage the insects therefrom. Power istransmitted to the reel shaft through the medium of the crown gear 14.and the pinion 15, by means of the sprocket chain 20 which traverses alarge sprocket wheel 21 slidably mounted upon a squared portion of thewheel axle 6, and a smaller sprocket 22 fixed upon the arbor 15. Uponone of the side bars of the frame 5 the end of a forwardly extending rod23 is secured. 'This rodis provided with a U-shaped portion 23intermediate of its ends upon which the bell crank levers 24 aremounted. These levers are connected for simultaneous movement by meansof a rod able to position the same with respect to the reel 19. Thisadjusting means consists of a lever 29 which is mounted upon one side ofthe machine frame 5 and is connected to one of the bell cranks 24: bymeans of a rod 30. A rack 31 is mounted upon the frame to be engaged bythe usual spring controlled dog carried by the lever to hold said leveragainst movement and support the insect receiving box in its adjustedposition.

In order to properly position the reel 19 wit-h relation to the heightof the plants This insect box is preferwhich may be attained atdilferent stages of their growth, I provide a lever 32 which is mountedupon a bar 33 fixed to the rear end of the frame 5. This lever ispivoted upon said bar for transverse movement and its lower end isdisposed in a notch provided in a plate 34: fixed upon the sliding block10. A rod 35 has one of its ends fixed in the block 10 and extendstransversely therefrom, said rod being formed with a yoke portion 35which receives the large sprocket wheel 21 arranged upon the wheel axle6. It will thus be seen that when the lever 32 is moved transversely,the block 10 and consequently the bar 11 and reel 19 together with thepower transmitting elements will be moved transversely whereby the reelis disposed in close relation to the plants so as to engage the leavesthereof as it rotates and directs the insects from the plants into thereceiving box or receptacle 27. In order to also adjust the reel 19vertically, the lever 32 is formed in two sections, the upper section 32being pivotally connected to the lower section and carrying a springpressed dog 36 for engagement with the teeth of a rack plate 37. A rod38 connects the lever section 32 with the forward end of the hingedlymounted bar 11. It will be observed that when the lever section 32 ismoved forwardly or rear wardly upon its pivot, the bar 11 will be movedvertically and the reel 19 which is carried by said bar will thus bepositioned properly in accordance with the height of the plants. Adrivers seat 40 is suitably mounted upon the machine frame 5 adjacent tothe adjusting lever 32 and upon the for wardly extending end portion ofthe rod 23, suitable draft attachments are arranged to which the horsesor other draft animals are adapted to be connected.

From the foregoing it is believed that the construction and operation ofmy im proved insect gathering and destroying ma chine will be readilyunderstood. The machine is comparatively simple in its const-ruction andowing to the fact that the parts thereof are readily adjustable, it maybe utilized at any period in the growth of the plants. Thus thedestruction of the young plants by the depredations of the insects is toa great extent overcome. The machine may be operated at very smallexpense and with a minimum amount of manual labor. The machine may alsobe inexpensively constructed and is extremely durable and eflicient inpractical use.

While I have above described the preferred form and construction of thevarious parts, it will be understood that the invention is susceptibleof a great many minor modifications without departing from the essentialfeature or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is In a machine ofthe character described, the combination with a frame mounted upon awheel supported axle, of a block longitudinally movable on the axle, abar hinged to said block, a reel including a shaft rotatably mounted inthe end of the bar, a pinion on said shaft, a crown gear mounted in thebar meshing with said pinion, a sprocket on the wheel axle, a sprocketon the gear shaft, a-

DANIEL BOLLINGER. Witnesses C. E. GooDsELL, J ESSE BOLLINGER.

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